{
  "id": 12479116,
  "title": "Korea's $449 bil. crypto economy leads in East Asia: Chainalysis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/koreas-449-bil-crypto-economy-leads-in-east-asia-chainalysis",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T22:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/cryptocurrency/20261007/koreas-449-bil-crypto-economy-leads-in-east-asia-chainalysis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's digital asset economy reached $449.1 billion from July 2025 to June 2026, the largest in East Asia, data showed Tuesday, as retail investors increasingly turned to artificial intelligence (AI)-related cryptocurrencies. According to global blockchain data platform Chainalysis' report, \"East Asia Crypto Adoption Report: South Korea's AI Trade Comes to Crypto,\" Korea's crypto economy grew…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea's $449 bil. crypto economy leads in East Asia: Chainalysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/koreas-449-bil-crypto-economy-leads-in-east-asia-chainalysis-12482649",
        "published": "2026-10-06T22:27:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}